Sri Lanka's executive presidency is the most lucrative in the constitutional context in the island nation simply because of its formulation, a fact that is widely attributed to its creator, the late JR Jayawardene.The country so far has experienced the dynamics of six executive presidents and the seventh will emerge after the elections on November 16th this year.The country is abuzz with election campaigning activities, and the potential candidates take up considerable airtime on the TV and radio bulletins. Despite the anticipation to witness the longest ballet paper, given the length of the list of candidates, a few are bound to stand ahead in the race and prominent among them according to media polls is Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.Leadership theories dictate that circumstances build leaders as opposed to individuals being born leaders. This befits Rajapaksa's announcement of presidential candidacy and the prevalent circumstances of Sri Lanka, be they economic, socio-political or even ...
